HONG Kong actor-singer Andy Lau will be a father next year, reported Sin Chew Daily, China Press and Nanyang Siang Pau.

All the dailies quoted a magazine in Hong Kong, which reported that Lau and his wife Carol Chu had started artificial insemination procedure after they registered their marriage in Las Vegas on June 23 last year.

Nanyang quoted the magazine as saying that Chu was now pregnant.

It was not easy for Lau, 48 and Chu, 43 to conceive due to their age.

A gynaecologist from Hong Kong was also quoted by the magazine as saying that Hong Kong law did not impose any age limit for woman who wanted to undergo artificial insemination.

However, it would be better if the procedure was performed before she turned 50.

Sin Chew reported that Lau had used his fan club, Andy World Club’s address as the address in their marriage certificate.